LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas' finance office says the state ended the fiscal year with a nearly $79 million budget surplus.

The Department of Finance and Administration reported Wednesday that the state's net available revenue for the fiscal year that ended June 30 totaled $5.02 billion. That's $4.5 million lower than the previous year, but $78.7 million higher than originally forecast.

The department said the state was able to fund all categories of its budget for the fiscal year.

Officials said the state's individual income tax collections came in below last year's figures, but higher than forecast. They also said the state paid out less in income tax refunds than originally forecast.

The state's sales tax collections for the fiscal year came in lower than forecast, but above the previous year's figures.

All this means is that collections were a bit higher than predicted. Neither Republicans nor the Governor did it. Bills to limit womens' rights, oppress poor voters, and call for guns everywhere, all the time, cannot be given credit.